Using the Illumina sequencing technology, we investigated the vertical distribution of archaeal community in the sediment of Zhushan Bay of Lake Taihu, where the black bloom frequently occurred in summer. Overall, the Miscellaneous Crenarchaeotal Group (MCG), Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vent Group 6 (DHVEG-6), and Methanobacterium dominated the archaeal community. However, we observed significant dif...

background ducrosia anethifolia (da) is a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat a wide spectrum of illnesses. da contains a series of antioxidant compounds, including alpha-pinene, which give it a sedative and relaxing effect. in spite of these effects of da, the effects of da essential oil on anxiety and locomotor activity in open field tests have not yet been studied. in the present stu...

This research used Web-based two-tier diagnostic assessment and Web-based dynamic assessment to develop an assessment-centered e-Learning system, named the ‘GPAM-WATA e-Learning system.’ This system consists of two major designs: (1) personalized dynamic assessment, meaning that the system automatically generates dynamic assessment for each learner based on the results of the pre-test of the tw...

For the cyclic group G = Z/nZ and any non-empty A ∈ Z. We define the Davenport constant of G with weight A, denoted by DA(n), to be the least natural number k such that for any sequence (x1, · · · , xk) with xi ∈ G, there exists a non-empty subsequence (xj1, · · · , xjl) and a1, · · · , al ∈ A such that ∑l i=1 aixji = 0. Similarly, we define the constant EA(n) to be the least t ∈ N such that fo...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The effect of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) in Asian functional dyspepsia (FD) patients has not been well established as in Westerncountries. DA-9701, a novel prokinetic agent, stimulates gastric emptying and modulates visceral hypersensitivity in vivo and in human studies. This study was conducted to compare the efficacy of DA-9701 with a conventional PPI in mono or combination ...

Recently the time dependent solutions of type II supergravities in d = 10, with the metric having the symmetry ISO(p+1)×SO(8− p, 1) have been given by two groups (Chen-Galt’sovGutperle (CGG), [hep-th/0204071] and Kruczenski-Myers-Peet (KMP), [hep-th/0204144]). The supergravity solutions correspond to space-like Dp-branes in type II string theory. While the CGG solution is a four parameter solut...

The aim of the present study was to explore the ability of first-year mathematics major students to use a mathematical theorem to solve a problem through a paper-pencil and an electronic-based dynamic assessment. In this study, a convenient and purposeful sampling method was used. Thirty-five students from a public university in voluntarily participated in this study. Data gathering and analysi...

810 Non-neural phenotype of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy: results from a large cohort of Italian patients G Querin, C Bertolin, E Da Re, M Volpe, G Zara, E Pegoraro, N Caretta, C Foresta, M Silvano, D Corrado, M Iafrate, L Angelini, L Sartori, M Pennuto, A Gaiani, L Bello, C Semplicini, D Pareyson, V Silani, M Ermani, A Ferlin, G Sorarù, on behalf of the Italian Study Group on Kennedy’s d...

THE DREAMS (DUST CHARACTERIZATION, RISK ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENT ANALYZER ON THE MARTIAN SURFACE) EXPERIMENT. S. Silvestro 1 , D. A. Vaz 2,3 , G. Di Achille 4 , F. Esposito 4 , C. Popa 4 , 1 Carl Sagan Center, SETI Institute, CA, USA ([email protected]), 2 Center for Geophysics, University of Coimbra, Observatório Astronómico da Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal, 3 CERENA, Instituto Superio...